Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States

Color varies from yellowish gray to reddish brown, and sometimes there are numerous minute dark spots over most of the body. An elevated central ridge is found dorsally on the pronotum; it bears one distinct cut. Hind wings are black except for a marginal yellowish band and smoky gray wing tips. The black hind wings distinguish this species from nearly all other grasshoppers. Hind tibiae are yellow. Males are 32-42 mm long, females 42-58 mm.